Rockets Strike Northern Israel

1.Breaking news: As this roundup went to press, Israeli and Lebanese media reported four rockets fired from Lebanon hit northern Israel. Is Sheikh Nasrallah desperate, or are radical Sunnis trying to draw Israel into conflict with Hezbollah? Will this incident be contained, or will bigger things hit the fan? Developing . . .

2. What to make of Gaza’s Egypt-inspired Tamarod movement? Will its November 11 demonstration fizzle out? Does Hamas’s security crackdown indicate real fear? LA Times reporter Ed Sanders visited Gaza to find out.

It remains to be seen whether the movement will catch on with young Gazans. Similar attempts over the last two years to organize large demonstrations of Palestinians fizzled, partly out of fear of retribution by Hamas but also for lack of interest.

Yet Hamas’ harsh response reflects the sense of panic in the organization, said Fathi Sabbah, head of the Palestinian Institute for Communication and Development in Gaza City.

3.CBS News and the Washington Post report that Israeli and PA police may start joint patrols in the West Bank. The budding cooperation on issues like “drug smuggling, human trafficking, juvenile crime, and traffic violations and accidents,” is certainly welcome news.

Memo to Refaeli: Had you tweeted the message in English, it would’ve gotten even more attention.

• Pointing to Nazareth and Tel Aviv demonstrations supporting Mohammed Morsi, Khaled Abu Toameh notes that Israel’s the only place in the Mideast where Muslims can speak freely:

Not a single Muslim has been hurt or arrested in Israel for demonstrating in favor of Morsi . . .

Today it has become evident that leaders and members of the Islamic Movement in Israel enjoy more freedom and rights than the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Jordan and even — under the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank — Hamas.

• Palestinian supporters are accusing the BBC of censorship.Violinst Nigel Kennedy, who was performing at The Proms made a comment about “Israeli apartheid” which was heard on BBC Radio 3’s live broadcast. But Beeb officials say they’ll edit out the comments from a TV broadcast of the concert airing on Friday. The Daily Telegraph writes:

A spokeswoman for the BBC said that Kennedy’s remarks would be cut from the television screening because they did not “fall within the editorial remit of the Proms as a classical music festival.”

She added: “The Proms is not an appropriate place to foster political statements.”

But in the letter the campaigners applaud Kennedy’s remarks and describe the concert as an “all-too-rare opportunity to demonstrate the vitality of Palestinian cultural life, despite all the obstacles they face.”

“The media is a very powerful tool for conveying news and views, but unless it’s balanced and fair, it can have a detrimental effect,” said Michael Kuttner, a KBRM member who has called Israel his home since 1991.